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A nicotine inhaler which closely resembles a cigarette is the first product of its kind to be licensed as a medicine in the UK.
The product, called Voke, which is not electronic, could be provided on prescription to help people stop smoking.
It is also the first device made by a tobacco company to be licensed.
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) says this could pave the way for electronic cigarettes to be licensed too.
A number of nicotine inhalers, sprays, patches and gums are already available on prescription as aids for stopping smoking, but this is the first device designed to imitate a cigarette which has been licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29175089
The product, called Voke, which is not electronic, could be provided on prescription to help people stop smoking.
It is also the first device made by a tobacco company to be licensed.
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) says this could pave the way for electronic cigarettes to be licensed too.
A number of nicotine inhalers, sprays, patches and gums are already available on prescription as aids for stopping smoking, but this is the first device designed to imitate a cigarette which has been licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29175089